Plot

A man searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts. The twelve bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.

Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals which was looted by foreigners in the 1800s. Assisted by a Chinese student and a Parisian lady, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.—Immanuel Ambhara

A man searches the world for a book linked to major events in Chinese history. In it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that leads him to believe that he plays a role in the events that are about to unfold